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as in democratic
of, relating to, or favoring political democracy
having rid itself of the yoke of colonialism, the new nation chose to be a self-ruling state
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as in independent
not being under the rule or control of another
was granted special status as a self-ruling province
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Recent Examples of self-ruling
In recent years, Beijing has ramped up economic, diplomatic and military pressure on Taiwan – a self-ruling democracy the Chinese Communist Party claims as its own despite having never governed it.
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Eric Cheung, CNN, 13 Mar. 2023
In a meeting earlier with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Raisi expressed support for China's crackdown on democracy in Hong Kong and claim to self-ruling democratic Taiwan.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2023
Eric Cheung, CNN, 13 Mar. 2023
In a meeting earlier with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Raisi expressed support for China's crackdown on democracy in Hong Kong and claim to self-ruling democratic Taiwan.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-ruling
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The Queens assemblyman is a democratic socialist who has consistently polled as the runner-up candidate to Cuomo, the favorite to win Tuesday’s Democratic mayoral primary.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2025
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Frustrated Democratic lawmakers call out party's 'division' amid DNC turmoil.—
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FOXNews.com,
19 June 2025
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The original plan to resolve this—to spin out OpenAI into an independent, for-profit company—was scrapped in May and replaced with a new approach, which will turn OpenAI’s for-profit group into a public benefit corporation controlled by the nonprofit.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
20 June 2025
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According to the latest McKinsey American Opportunity Survey, 36% of the U.S. labor force identifies as independent workers today, up from 27% in 2016.—
Roomy Khan,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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In addition to operational standards, the law mandates that companies provide first responders with guidance on handling emergencies involving autonomous vehicles.—
Elaine Mallon,
The Washington Examiner,
20 June 2025
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New Shepard is an autonomous, fully reusable vehicle that consists of a first-stage booster and a crew capsule.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
20 June 2025
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This reminds me that most of my conversations at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos were spent discussing countries’ needs for a disconnected, sovereign AI cloud.—
Patrick Moorhead,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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That, potentially, is as much of a weakness, longer term, as a shortage of sovereign AI computing infrastructure.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
18 June 2025
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Oklahoma reached a separate $270 million settlement in 2019.—
Alex Sundby
June 17,
CBS News,
17 June 2025
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Moretti adapted Nevo’s short story collection together with co-screenwriters Federica Pontremoli and Valia Santella, intertwining the book’s separate stories about the various bonds — familial, political, social and romantic — that both restrict and liberate, into a single narrative.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2025
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“Self-ruling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-ruling. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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